Bill Burdick vs. Carl Mays — Career Comparison

Bill Burdick
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mays built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Burdick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carl Mays posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 3.17 and 1.272 for Bill Burdick. By the career numbers, Carl Mays had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Burdick and Carl Mays

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.22
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.46
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
0.97
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.33
66.33
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.69
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
3.17
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.92
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
665
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.18
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2912
8.67
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.77
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.22
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.88
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.573
0.573
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.27
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
38.49
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.37
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.28
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
35.97
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89

Fielding Stats for Bill Burdick and Carl Mays

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.24
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.64
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.68
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.56
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.32
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.871
1.871
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Burdick and Carl Mays

Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
31
200
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
251.21
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1085
542.95
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
17.48
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
20
129.03
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
14.58
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
33.03
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
58.05
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
7.75
7.75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
22.02
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Bill Burdick
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50